Funding

Pobal is celebrating 30 years in operation this year. It has expanded rapidly and now has over 700 staff in 12 office locations around the country. In 2022, it distributed €901m on behalf of government departments to thousands of community groups. It's CEO, Anna Shakespeare, is clear, however, that the agency's 30th anniversary celebrations are not about Pobal as such, but about the communities they serve.

The sixth and final tranche of funding under the Community and Voluntary Energy Support Scheme (CVESS) is to provide a further €78,000 to 30 community and voluntary organisations with energy costs, it was announced today.

Organisations in Northern Ireland and border counties in the Republic are being encouraged to apply for funding to provide shared spaces under the new PEACEPLUS Programme.

A lifeboat in Co Kerry, a search and rescue vehicle in Co Mayo and a community ambulance for counties Westmeath and Roscommon are just some of the vital modes of transport to be funded under the CLÁR Programme.

The recently published 2022 Dormant Accounts Fund Annual Report revealed that a total of €54.6 million in funding was spent across ten Government departments last year.

At the launch of its Budget 2024 briefing today, Social Justice Ireland called for a monthly increase of €50 in child benefit payments for all.  

Minister for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien, today (Monday, May 29) announced funding for three additional projects under the Community Development Pilot Programme, and also officially opened the Limerick Traveller Network and Exchange House Ireland HUB.

The latest tranche of funding under the Community and Voluntary Energy Support Scheme (CVESS) has provided an additional €438,000 to 166 organisations nationwide. The payments provide a one-off contribution towards increased energy bills for 2022, and will issue to the organisations immediately.